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The War of 1812


Georgia Performance Standards:

SSUSH6 The student will analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth in the early decades of the nation
a. Explain the Northwest Ordinance’s importance in the westward migration of Americans, and on slavery, public education, and the addition of new states.

b. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by Lewis and Clark.

c. Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the war’s significance on the development of a national identity.

d. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure.

e. Describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine.
SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.
a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets.
b. Describe the westward growth of the United States; include the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny.
c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school.
d. Explain women’s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Conference.
e. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding suffrage, the rise of popular political culture, and the development of American nationalism.

Essential Questions:

How did the new nation dealt with the issues of territorial and economic growth and the expansion of democracy?

Questions that you will be able to answer after this unit is over:

    • What geographic, democratic, political and economic changes in America, after the revolution affected its development?
    • What is the Northwest Ordinance's importance in the westward migration of Americans, on slavery, public education, and the addition of new states?
    • How did Jefferson's diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France lead to the territory's exploration by Lewis and Clark?
    • What are the major reasons for the War of 1812?
    • What was the war's significance of the development of a national identity?
    • How did the construction of the Erie Canal affect the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation's infrastructure?
    • Why is the Monroe Doctrine important?
    • What was the impact the first Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets?
    • How did the United States grow westward?
    • How did the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny affect the nation's growth?
    • What did the major reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school, seek to accomplish?
    • How did women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony attempt to gain the suffrage?
    • What did the Seneca Falls Conference accomplish?
    • What is the impact and nature of Jacksonian Democracy?

Vocabulary:

Erie Canal, infrastructure,canal system, Industrial Revolution, Eli Whitney, Cotton gin, interchange-able parts, muskets, Jacksonian democracy,Monroe Doctrine, War of 1812, impressment, Nationalism, popular culture, louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, Suffrage, Abolition,Temperance,Dorothea Dix,Susan B. Anthony,Frederick Douglas,Harriet Beecher Stowe,Elizabeth Cady Stanton,Louisiana Purchase, Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, Northwest Ordinance,Lewis and Clark

Assignments:

1. Make vocabulary cards for the above vocab words.You can use flash cards such as 3X5 cards from Wal-Mart. One side of a flash card will have the term and the other side will have the information and memory clue OR you can use the PAVE worksheet that Project express uses. Click here || ||
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|| || external image msword.png || || || external image msword.png || PAVE Vocabulary Activity.doc for a PAVE map template. CHOSE THE FORM THAT SEEMS EASIEST FOR YOU TO REMEMBER.

2.Click here for unit power points

3. Notes to power points

4. Click here for the review for this unit and especially Jackson

5. Click here for the Andrew Jackson Graphic organizers
6. Complete the following spider graphs: external image msword.png Temperance spider.docexternal image msword.png Public Schools spider.docexternal image msword.png Popular political culture spider.docexternal image msword.png Nullification spider.docexternal image msword.png Jacksonian democracy spider.docexternal image msword.png American Nationalism spider.docexternal image msword.png Abolition spider.doc

7 Word Wall exercise click here If you are in ISS, use the vocabulary words listed above

8. Click here for Graphic organizer about the Causes of the War of 1812.
9. Click here for the "A Nation grows and prospers" Review notes and power point and

10. One may locate the Standard 6d,e and 7a,b brain web by clicking on the American Prosperity notes under #3 and looking at page 7 for instructions.
11. Click here for the application and summative activities for the unit,,